DYNAFLUORS

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DynamicActivatableFluorophores

MARC VENDRELL

Marc graduated in Chemistry at the University of Barcelona in 2007. He then joined the Singapore Bioimaging Consortium to work with Young-Tae Chang in synthetic fluorophores for optical imaging. In 2012 he started his independent career as an MRC Academic Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. He is a Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Imaging and his main research interest is the development of activatable fluorophores for imaging cancer and inflammation. His research has been recognised with international awards and distinctions: SEQT Young Investigator Award (2007), SBIC Chairman's Prize (2010), Marie Curie Fellowship (2013), UoE Contribution Award (2016), ERC Consolidator Grant (2017), Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2017), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2018), Marcial Moreno Lectureship (2018), FLIER Fellowship from the Academy of Medical Sciences (2019), SRUK Emerging Talent Award (2019).